New York Yankees

The Yanks beat the crap out of the Rays tonight but their bad luck continued when Curtis Granderson was hit in the hand by a pitch. The news ain’t good, but at this point, it’s hardly surprising: Granderson fractured the knuckle on his left pinky. So he’s gone for another good while. Just a huge bummer for a good dude, and for the Yanks as well. This is getting stupid, these injuries. And wouldn’t you know that David Phelps left the game after getting hit by a line drive in the right arm (fortunately, x-rays were negative). Jeez. [Photo Credit: AP, via Lo-Hud]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The New York Yankees scratched and clawed their way to a 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, with the only long ball surprisingly belonging to Brett Gardner. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – New York Yankees News

David Phelps pitched 4.2 innings of a perfect game and the Yankees' offense scored nine runs. It was looking to be a promising game, an easy win, and a nice breakout day for the offense. Then Curtis Granderson was hit by a pitch and broke his hand. Then Phelps was hit on his pitching arm by a comebacker and had to leave the game. We won the game, but lost a lot doing it. Phelps was great, pitching 7.2 innings giving up four runs on six hits with three strikeouts. Either he was remarkably efficient, or the Rays were ridiculously agressive because he got 11 fly outs over the course of the game and was able to keep his pitch count down. Curtis Granderson fractures left hand after being hit by pitch The Yankees lose Granderson again for at least four weeks The Yankee offense broke out and hit starting pitcher Roberto Hernandez early and often. In the top of the second Travis Hafner doubled and David Adams reach on an infield single that replay showed he might have been out on. Lyle Overbay then doubled off the right field wall to make it 2–0 and Jayson Nix singled to score Overbay and make it 3–0. In the fourth inning Chris Stewart singled in his first game back from a long layaway, then Brett Gardner homered to right field to make it 5–0 and knock Hernandez out of the game. The fifth inning is when the game started to go downhill, even though the Yankees kept on hitting. Granderson was hit on the hand, because of course he was, but seemed to be ok. Adams and Overbay singled to load the bases and Nix walked in a run. Stewart singled and Robinson Cano was hit by a pitch (HE WAS FINE) and it was 8–0. Ichiro Suzuki came in for Ichiro after that and the worrying began. The Yankees Phelps gave up the perfect game in the bottom half of the inning, then in the sixth Jose Lobaton and Yunel Excobar singled, Matt Joyce doubled, Ben Zobrist grounded out and Luke Scott hit a sac fly and it was now 8-3. Phelps had not completely come undone, but he was unable to pitch as effectively as he had been before. Jayson Nix tried to cheer us all up with a triple and then scored on a wild pitch, but it probably didn't work too well. The Rays scored another run on a sac fly and then David Phelps was hit by a pitch and had to leave the game and everyone freaked out. By that point I was sufficiently done with this game and stopped caring. Boone Logan struck out the remaning batter of the inning and then Shawn Kelley gave up only a hit, but managed to not die and end the game. The Yankees' 6-9 hitters all had two hits, but here's the box score if you want to look at other stuff. More From Pinstriped Bible Ivan Nova and Chris Stewart return; Yankees lineup against Rays Yankees injury updates and depth chart battles Masahiro Tanaka to post in 2014: Will the Yankees be interested?

David Phelps has a right forearm contusion. X-rays were negative. The post X-rays negative for Phelps appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

(PR) (Bowie, MD) – Tyler Austin drilled a two-run home run three hitters into the contest but then Bowie did not allow another run to Trenton the rest of the night as the Baysox topped the Thunder, 4-2, in the opener of a four-game series Friday night at Prince George’s Stadium. Bowie won for the ninth time in its last 11 games while Trenton dropped its third straight and fell to 24-24 on the season. Austin’s blast, his third of the season, came against Bowie starter Devin Jones (3-2) one out after Ramon Flores had led off the game with a single. Jones then made it through five innings, allowing five hits and recording five strikeouts. Reliever Jason Gurka continued his dominance of the Eastern League with three shutout innings while protecting a one-run lead, while closer Zech Zinicola tossed a scoreless ninth to record his seventh save. Steven Bumbry’s solo home run against Trenton starter Zach Nuding (1-6) brought Bowie within 2-1 in the second inning. Niuman Romero later gave the Baysox the lead with a bases loaded two-run single in the fourth. Nuding allowed three runs and six hits in five innings of work. Bumbry added an insurance run with an RBI single in the eighth against reliever Branden Pinder. He led the Baysox with two hits and two RBI on the night. Flores and Walter Ibarra each collected two of Trenton’s eight hits. The second game of the series is scheduled to be played Saturday night beginning at 6:35 pm. Left-hander Matt Tracy (4-3) expected to start for the Thunder while the Baysox counter with knuckleball-throwing righty Eddie Gamboa. Radio coverage on 91.3 FM (WTSR) and also streaming online begins at 6:20 pm.

With his spot in the rotation suddenly secure, David Phelps delivered the longest start of his career. But even in a 9-4 win against the Rays, the Yankees still managed to lose. Less than two weeks after returning from a broken forearm, outfielder Curtis Granderson broke his left pinky when he was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning. Granderson stayed in the game to run the bases, but X-rays at Tropicana Field revealed the damage. Before news of the injury, this seemed to be a good day for the Yankees. Mark Teixeira was hopeful of getting back in the lineup soon, the lineup scored it’s second-most runs since April 19 and Phelps retired the first 13 batters he faced. Phelps ultimately went 7.2 innings, with three of his four earned runs coming in the sixth inning, which was the only time he had real trouble. The bottom four hitters in the Yankees lineup each had two hits. Associated Press photo The post Phelps delivers, but Yankees lose Granderson appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

UPDATED ST. PETERSBURG – Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson suffered a fractured fifth metacarpal of his left hand after being hit by a pitch during Friday’s game against the Rays and is again headed for the disabled list. Granderson was drilled by a 90 mph sinker from Tampa Bay left-hander Cesar Ramos in the fifth inning of Friday’s contest and initially stayed in the game to run the bases, with first base coach Mick Kelleher waving off the training staff. By the time Granderson reached third base, television cameras caught him grimacing and flexing. Manager Joe Girardi and assistant trainer Mark Littlefield visited Granderson at third base and he stayed in long enough to score on Jayson Nix’s RBI walk. Granderson appeared unable to put his batting glove back on his left hand and left for the clubhouse after scoring. X-rays were taken at Tropicana Field, revealing the fracture, and he was replaced in right field by Ichiro Suzuki. It has been a rough year for Granderson, who missed the first six weeks of the regular season after suffering a fractured right forearm when he was hit by a pitch in the Yanks’ first Spring Training game on Feb. 24. Granderson was playing in just his eighth big league game of the year. The fracture is the same one that Alex Rodriguez suffered last July after being hit by a Felix Hernandez pitch in Seattle. Rodriguez missed approximately six weeks.

Granderson showed teammates his hand and received a lot of pats on back in dugout. Now Ichiro is stretching. Could mean X-Rays for Grandy. — Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) May 25, 2013 Curtis Granderson left tonight's game with a fractured left fifth metacarpal (knuckle on pinky finger). — Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) May 25, 2013 Granderson's Fractured fifth metacarpal is same injury that A-Rod suffered last year, when HBP in Seattle. Missed 36 games, about 6 weeks. — Daniel Barbarisi (@DanBarbarisi) May 25, 2013 Just as it looked like Curtis Granderson was beginning to put it together at the plate after returning from a broken arm he suffered in his first at-bat of Spring Training, it looks like the Yankees are right back where they started. Granderson was plunked on the hand and was replaced by Ichiro Suzuki in the field the following inning. As Curry notes above, he was sent for X-Rays which, as Hoch notes, revealed a fractured knuckle in his pinky finger. The Yankees plan to release more information after the game and I'll update this post when that information is released. Maybe they will have a timetable for his return at that time. Stay tuned, but it looks like plenty more everyday Ichiro is in our future. Just as I type this, David Phelps is coming out of the game after being hit by a line drive that appeared to injure his elbow. Why are you so cruel, baseball? Haven't we suffered enough?

David Phelps was taken out of tonight’s game after being by a line drive in the right arm. It looked like it got him somewhere near the elbow. I couldn’t tell if he was in pain or just angry after getting hit, but it was clear he was in some pain. Stay tuned for updates. Sigh. Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blogDavid Phelps leaves game after getting hit by line drive

... Poor David Phelps. I can't say much more than that. I guess the good thing is he slammed his glove down with the arm that was injured but who knows. With the way the Yankees' luck has been this season, he may have to get his arm amputated.